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Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)

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Case Study 2: German & Italian Expansion 1933-40 (The Global War)

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Part 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust & Accord (The Cold War)

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Part 2 - Leaders & Nations (The Cold War)

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Part 3 - Cold War Crises (The Cold War)

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	<li>Who?
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		<li>Cordell Hull (US Secretary of State) &harr;️ Nomura Kichisaburō (Japanese Ambassador)</li>
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	<li>Key Point: Any agreement had to get a thumbs up👍 from Britain &amp; China. Japan&#39;s response? 🤔 &quot;That&#39;s gonna be tough!&quot;</li>
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	<li>Oikawa Koshirō (Japan&rsquo;s Naval Minister): &quot;War&#39;s bad news! 🚫⚓ The navy will be at the forefront against the big ol&#39; USA!&quot;</li>
	<li>Tojo Hideki (General &amp; Minister of War): &quot;War&#39;s coming, peeps! ⌛ Let&#39;s not wait too long, or the USA will have the upper hand!&quot;</li>
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	<li>Konoe: &quot;Roosevelt, let&#39;s chat?&quot; 😅 No response. &quot;Okay, I resign!&quot; 🚪</li>
	<li>Tojo Hideki: Steps in as PM on 1 Nov. Sets 30 Nov. deadline for talks. Fun fact: USA knew this (because, well, they had some sneaky interception going on 🕵️&zwj;♂️).</li>
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✈️ Tojo&#39;s Trump Card: Sends Kurusu Saburō (aka the veteran diplomat) to give Nomura a helping hand in the negotiations.

Washington&#39;s Mood

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	<li>Kurusu&#39;s arrival? 🎉 &quot;Woohoo! Japan really wants a deal!&quot;</li>
	<li>Big Meet-up: Kurusu &amp; Nomura &harr;️ Roosevelt on 17 Nov.
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		<li>Roosevelt&#39;s request: &quot;Hey, what about leaving the Tripartite Pact?&quot;</li>
		<li>Kurusu&#39;s inner thoughts: &quot;Tojo&#39;s gonna hate this...I better decline.&quot; 🙈 (Spoiler: He regretted this!)</li>
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Ticking Time Bomb

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	<li>By 20 Nov: Pearl Harbor task force is prepped to set sail.</li>
	<li>USA&#39;s non-negotiable: &quot;Japan, back out of China (yes, Manchuria too!) &amp; Indochina.&quot;</li>
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	<li>D-Day: 26 Nov. 1941. The note&#39;s big ask? &quot;Japan, get out of Indochina &amp; China, then we can talk embargos.&quot;</li>
	<li>Plot Twist: Hull&#39;s previous note (from 25 Nov.) was a bit softer: &quot;Just reduce your troops a bit, and we can ease up on some sanctions.&quot;</li>
	<li>Why the change? USA found out about Japan&#39;s troop movements in Taiwan &amp; South Seas. (Sneaky again, huh?)</li>
	<li>Tojo&#39;s Takeaway: Reading the final Hull Note = &quot;USA wants a war! 😡&quot;</li>
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Real World Analogy: Imagine two friends arguing over a toy. One friend says, &quot;I&#39;ll share the toy if you just let me play with it for 10 more minutes.&quot; But suddenly, he sees the other friend trying to sneak the toy away and changes his mind, saying, &quot;Nope, give it back now!&quot; It escalates the tension quickly!

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Source for the juicy deets: Hotta&#39;s &#39;Japan 1941&#39; - 2014 📖 
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So, what did we learn? Negotiations can be tricky, especially when there&#39;s a lack of trust and some sneaky moves behind the scenes! 😉✌️

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Failed Diplomacy U.S. & Japan 1941 Talks

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Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)

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